Items

• 2024.115: Connecting the threads: From Altiplano to Airedale

  A set of research documents on the production of alpaca wool in Peru and its subsequent journey to the United Kingdom for use in the textile industry. Titus Salt's success in the textile business was founded on the development of a fabric using alpaca wool.
• 2024.115.1: Connecting the threads: From Altiplano to Airedale: 1. Introduction

  One of a set of research documents on the production of alpaca wool in Peru and its subsequent journey to the United Kingdom for use in the textile industry. The Introduction gives information on the sources used, and sets the scene for telling the story of how a few firms in West Yorkshire made a huge imapct in a remote part of Peru.
• 2024.115.2: Connecting the threads: From Altiplano to Airedale: 2. Life on the Altiplano

  One of a set of research documents on the production of alpaca wool in Peru and its subsequent journey to the United Kingdom for use in the textile industry. Part two details the farming of alpacas for their wool in the Altiplano region of Peru. The focus is on the relations of production and the roles taken on by various groups in the process.
• 2024.115.3: Connecting the threads: From Altiplano to Airedale: 3. The journey from Puno to Arequipa

  One of a set of research documents on the production of alpaca wool in Peru and its subsequent journey to the United Kingdom for use in the textile industry. Part three details the difficulties of transporting alpaca wool from the remote, high Andean region of the Altiplano down to the coast of Peru where it was to be transported by ship.
• 2024.12: Bradford City Hall 150 years of civic pride by Simon Ross Valentine ISBN 978-1-7390826-1-1

  A history of Bradford Town Hall on its 150th anniversary in 2023. The architects for the Town Hall were Lockward and Mawson, the main architects of Saltaire. The book describes the building of the Town Hall and ist subsequent amendments. Also includes a history of significant events linked to the Town Hall.
• 2024.13: Govinder - Legacy. The works 1999-2008

  A large format art book featuring artwork from Saltaire-based artist Govinder Nazran.
• 2024.14: Brimstone and treacle

  A large format book featuring the art of Govinder Nazran. Govinder. Govinder lived in Saltaire and was a graphic designer and artist. Govinder was well known for his depiction of cats and dogs and other mammals, often depicted in a Rothkoesque style. There are many examples in the book.
• 2024.141: Domestic Pests: What they are and how to remove them

  A book by Laura Hunter on the biology of various domestic pests. Deals with their appearance (with many illustrations), and their lifecycles. Gives advice on preventing and dealing with infestations. The author Lura Hunter (nee Thorpe) was born in 1897 and brought up in Baildon, near Saltaire. She attended Salt Girls High School and went on to study for a B.Sc. at the University of Liverpool. She graduated in 1919. See also 2024.142 for a brief biography of Laura Hunter.
• 2024.142: Time line for Laura Hunter

  A biographical timeline for Laura Hunter (nee Thorpe) 20/11/1897 to 26/9/1969. Provides information from census records, newspaper archives and other public sources on the life of Laura Hunter. Laura was born and grew up in Baildon and attended Salt Girls High School in Saltaire. She went on to study for a B.Sc. at the University of Liverpool.
• 2024.148: Salts Tennis Club centenary items

  Items related to the history of Salts Tennis Club to celebrate its centenary year in 2023. Includes: 1. An article 'Salts Tennis Club to meet...centenary year' 2. A 14 page history of Salts Tennis Club 3. 1 page from the 'Heaton Review' about the Club 4. 8 page Tennis News 1923-1949 5. Tennis Club timeline by Colin Coates
• 2024.148.1: Saltaire Tennis Club to meet a very special milestone celebrating their centenary year

  A brief, typewritten account of the history of the Salts Tennis Club in Saltaire to celebrate the centenary of its founding in 2023. The Club is situated on the edge of the village near to the RIver Aire. The land was purchased in 1922 by the owners of Salts Mill to provide recreational facilities for employees.
• 2024.148.2: Garden Craftsmen advert from the Heaton Review.

  Article produced to celebrate the centenary year of Salts Tennis Club by Jim Dyer. An A4 photocopy of an advert from the Heaton Review advertising Conways Ltd, a landscape business from Halifax. The advert features a photograph of the Salts Tennis Club and includes a comment 'considered by experts to be one of the finest recreation grounds in Yorkshire'.
• 2024.148.3: Tennis News

  Article produced to celebrate the centenary year of Salt's Tennis Club. A4 typeritten transcriptions of news articles from Shipley Times and Express relating to Salts Tennis Club from 1923-1959. 8 pages
• 2024.148.4: Salt Tennis Club history

  Article produced to celebrate the centenary year of Salt's Tennis Club by Jim Dyer. A 14 page history of Salts Tennis Club with coloured photographs. Includes information on the burning down of the club in 1997 and flooding in 2015
• 2024.148.5: Newspaper reports for Saltaire Mills Tennis Club

  A collection of cuttings from various newspapers relating to the Salts Tennis Club, orginally founded by the owners of Salts Mill for recreational purposes in 1923. The cuttings cover the period from the foundation of the club in 1923 up to 1959. See also 2024.148.3 which contains transcripts of some fo teh same articles.
• 2024.15: Titus Salt - and how he built Saltaire by Emily Parkin

  Children's book telling the story of the foundation of Saltaire by Titus Salt.
• 2024.150: Documents related to the 2015 Conversazione in Victoria Hall

  1. Update on Conversazione activities, 2. Adventures of Al and Mo 3. Evening of entertainment poster 4. High Tea guest list 5. High tea poster 6. Funding report
• 2024.150.1: Activities planned for the Conversazione

  A typewrittenlist of activites in Victoria Hall as part of the 2015 Conversazione. The list is arranged by rooms and includes displays, comeercial and social group stalls, and various practical activities. Also includes some activities hosted elsewhere in the village including music performances in Roberts Park and a 'Boat fair' near the canal.
• 2024.150.2: An evening's entertainment

  An advertising poster for a concert held at Victoria Hall as part of the 2015 Conversazione. Includes humorous, historical sketches written by Eddie Lawler, and musci provided by the 'Sultans of Swing'.
• 2024.150.3: High Tea

  An advertising poster for a High Tea event in the Glen Room of Victoria Hall as part of the 2015 Conversazione. The poster annouces 'A unique vintage tea experience.Serving a selection of sandwiches and freshly baked cakes.'